[Envelope addressed: Mr John Dickey Poplar Grove Sask Postmarked Middle Musquodoboit N.S. Au 25 13 Receiving postmark Wapella Sask Aug 30 13. Two cent stamp. Children of George Scott Dickey referred to in the letter: Aggie (Agnes) (Dickey) and Bedford McKeen, George and Laura (Annand) Dickey. Grandchildren: Harold McKeen, Joyce and Muriel Dickey (daughters of George and Laura). This was the last letter in the collection. George Scott Dickey died on December 25, 1913.]
Musquodoboit Aug 24th 1913
Dear John
I recieved your letter last week and was glad to hear that you are all well your crops must be earlyer than ours there is no grain here that will be ready to cut for another week we finished haying on the 15th and George has been hauling gravel for the Cement Culverts. they are putting in a lot of them on the main road here I think it is a good move for they will not be to repair every few years they are getting on pretty well with the railroad they had the train runing from Dartmouth to Cole Harbour Dike early this summer and expected to have it as far as the Grant this fall the grading is all done that far except putting in some culverts which they are working at now they are getting along pretty well with the grading and culverts up here they have some few culverts to put in above here yet they are all done below here in this section. we have had quite a lively time here for the last few weeks Aggie and Bedford and thier boy was here they left yesterday for Athol where his brother lives they are going home this week Harold had a great time riding the mare for piching off the hay. him and Joyce took it turn about he would not stay down at wills very long at a time for Unkle George would want him to ride the mare he was shure to be on hand then when they would see George unhich the horses they would start to meet them and get a ride. the three would go and George would put Harold on the mare and Joyce and Muriel on Sam and they would ride them up to the barn. one day George let the horses go and they saw them coming they started and met them got them and led them up to the fence and Harold and Joyce got on but Muriel could not get on so Laura had to go and put her on. I think you will beat them ere this year raising poltry they have about 30 or 40 chickens and about 60 turkeys and and two spring pig now I do not know of anything more to write so I will close hoping this will find you all well as it leaves us and hoping to hear from you soon again
I remain your Father
PS the hay crop here this year was only fair we had very fine weather for making it and it will be better feed it has been a very dry summer what rain we have had was light